"The man who has sufficient power over himself to wait until his nature has recovered its even balance is the truly wise man, but such beings are seldom met with."

"I have often met with happiness after some imprudent step which ought to have brought ruin upon me, and although passing a vote of censure upon myself I would thank God for his mercy."

"I know that I have lived because I have felt, and, feeling giving me the knowledge of my existence, I know likewise that I shall exist no more when I shall have ceased to feel."

"I have met with some of them - very honest fellows, who, with all their stupidity, had a kind of intelligence and an upright good sense, which cannot be the characteristics of fools."

"I think great humor lies in playing the truth of a situation."

"I've always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me."

"I'm a huge fan of John Malkovich and Josh Brolin, and Michael Shannon has got to be one of my favorite actors."

"The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions."